News

Popularisation of research results is an important part of NIBIO’s communication work. We publish several news items every week, mainly in Norwegian. News in English is also produced and can be found here in our english news archive.

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Pesticides leach from frozen soil

Published 25.03.2019

Pesticide leaching from soil increases significantly during freeze-thaw episodes, new research shows.

Nutrient recycling needed in order to reach clean water in China

Published 14.03.2019

Postdoc researcher Xiao Huang from NIBIO Særheim is one of the co-authors of a recently published article in Nature. The article, “Managing nitrogen to restore water quality in China”, is focusing on quantifying the critical nitrogen (N) discharge threshold in China, and assessing potential approaches to restoring a clean water environment.

Focus on agriculture with a high solar factor

Published 12.03.2019

Agriculture must reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with food and feed production. This has prompted researchers to investigate the possibility of expanding the use of solar energy in agriculture. At NIBIO Apelsvoll, Norway’s first electric tractor is being tested, powered by electricity produced on a barn roof.

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Are we facing the age of skylark silence?

Published 12.03.2019

Although migratory birds return and the skylark warbles joyously over the fields, things are still not as they should be. Many bird species in the agricultural landscape struggle with declining populations. Fortunately, this trend can be reversed.

International Women’s Day: Closing the gender gap among smallholders

Published 08.03.2019

Empowering women is a key factor in Resilience and InnovAfrica, two projects working towards improving the agricultural productivity and adaptive capacity of smallholders in India and the Sub-Saharan Africa.

Contributing to food and nutrition security in Sub-Saharan Africa

Published 28.02.2019

By actively involving stakeholders and integrating relevant agri-food systems with institutional and extension services, the InnovAfrica project is well on its way towards improving food and nutrition security in six African countries.

En route towards greener charcoal

Published 25.02.2019

From agricultural residues to charcoal briquettes: Biofuel4Kenya is contributing to the development of a sustainable alternative to wood charcoal in Kenya.

Mapping the trout in the Pasvik River

Published 25.02.2019

As part of Norwegian-Russian collaboration in the border region, researchers are mapping the trout stocks in the Pasvik River.

How many trees can Norway cut down?

Published 22.02.2019

In a collaboration with the Norwegian Environment Agency, NIBIO has performed extensive calculations as a basis for how to incorporate forestry in the climate agreement between Norway and the EU.

Precision forestry could reduce rot damage

Published 15.02.2019

By the time of final harvest, every 5th spruce tree is affected by a wood decay fungus that causes root and stem rot. This results in enormous losses for the forest owner. Digital data from felling machinery, satellites, planes and drones could help forest management planning control this problem.

Can we produce more plant protein for food?

Published 10.02.2019

Norway is a grassland with huge wilderness resources, but we also have significant land areas on which we can produce grains and vegetables. Is it possible to increase the production of plant protein nationally, or do we have to rely on imports?

Cow dung, fish sludge and food waste as fuel

Published 08.02.2019

Biogas is produced when animal manure, food waste and fish sludge break down. The main ingredient is the much-discussed greenhouse gas, methane. By recycling this kind of biological waste in a biogas reactor, the highly flammable properties of methane can be used to replace fossil energy.

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